C.R.S. Section 38-6-202
Petition

(1)

The attorney for any municipality, in the name of said municipality, shall apply to the district court of the district in which the municipality is situated, by petition, which petition shall set forth the general nature of the improvement proposed to be established or made, a correct description of the water right required, the name of the owner of the water right, and those persons who may be damaged by the acquisition of the water right. Said petition shall pray for the appointment of three disinterested commissioners appointed by the court of jurisdiction, freeholders of real estate in Colorado, one to be a resident from the area affected by the proposed action, one to be a resident of the municipality bringing the action, and one to be a party who has no interest in the controversy, to determine the issue of the necessity of exercising eminent domain as proposed in the petition and, if the condemnation is to be allowed, to appraise and award the damages that each person damaged may sustain by reason of the appropriation and condemnation of the water right by the municipality and to perform such other duties as are in this part 2 enumerated.

(2)

No municipality shall be allowed to condemn water rights, as provided in section 38-6-207, for any anticipated or future needs in excess of fifteen years, nor shall any municipality be allowed to condemn water rights that are appropriated to a prior public use.

Source: Section 38-6-202 — Petition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

38‑6‑101
Power of towns and cities 38‑6‑102
Petition 38‑6‑103
Defendants - guardian ad litem 38‑6‑104
Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication 38‑6‑105
Answer - hearing - commissioners 38‑6‑106
Commissioners - oaths - hearing 38‑6‑107
Assessment of damages - lien - fund 38‑6‑108
Commissioners’ report 38‑6‑109
Cost assessed against block 38‑6‑110
Property need not be in city limits 38‑6‑111
Hearing - notice - publication 38‑6‑112
Objections - default - burden of proof - findings - reappraisement 38‑6‑113
Jury trial - motion for new trial - appellate proceedings 38‑6‑114
Costs - compensation 38‑6‑115
Amendments - new parties - notice 38‑6‑116
Decree - copy to city clerk - payments - collection of assessments 38‑6‑117
City may dismiss proceedings 38‑6‑118
Ownership in controversy - award 38‑6‑119
Possession - award paid 38‑6‑120
Review - deposit - possession 38‑6‑121
Lis pendens 38‑6‑122
Eminent domain beyond city limits 38‑6‑201
Condemnation of water rights by municipalities 38‑6‑202
Petition 38‑6‑203
Condemnation - municipal - water supplies - standards and procedures for evaluations 38‑6‑204
Defendants - guardian ad litem 38‑6‑205
Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication 38‑6‑206
Answer - hearing - jury 38‑6‑207
Duty of commissioners, determination of necessity 38‑6‑208
Commissioners - oaths - hearing 38‑6‑209
Hearing - notice - publication 38‑6‑210
Objections - default - burden of proof - findings - reappraisement 38‑6‑211
Jury trial - motion for new trial - appellate proceedings 38‑6‑212
Costs - compensation 38‑6‑213
Amendments - new parties - notice 38‑6‑214
Decree - copy to municipality - payments - collection of assessments 38‑6‑215
Municipality may dismiss proceedings 38‑6‑216
Ownership in controversy - award
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 38-6-202’s source at colorado​.gov